Thomas Andrew "Tom" Lehrer is an American singer-songwriter, satirist, pianist, mathematician and polymath. He has lectured on mathematics and musical theatre. Lehrer is best known for the pithy, humorous songs that he recorded in the 1950's and 60's. This 2CD compilation provides the listener with both studio and live versions of his classic material.

In the Studio: The Old Dope Peddler; Be Prepared; The Wild West is Where I Want To Be; I Wanna Go Back To Dixie; Fight Fiercely Harvard; Lobachevsky; The Irish Ballad; The Hunting Song; My Home Town; When You Are Old And Grey; I Hold Your Hand In Mine; The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz; Poisoning The Pigeons In The Park; Bright College Days; A Christmas Carol; The Elements; Oedipus Rex; In Old Mexico; Clementine; It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier; She's My Girl; The Masochism Tango; We Will All Go Together When We Go. In Concert: Poisoning The Pigeons In The Park; Bright College Days; A Christmas Carol; The Elements; Oedipus Rex; In Old Mexico; Clementine; It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier; She's My Girl; The Masochism Tango; We Will All Go Together When We Go; I Wanna Go Back To Dixie; The Wild West Is Where I Want To Be; The Old Dope Peddler; Fight Fiercely Harvard; Lobachevsky; The Irish Ballad; The Hunting Song; My Home Town; When You Are Old And Grey; The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz; I Hold Your Hand In Mine; Be Prepared